Karen Rohr

Karen Rohr
North Dakota House of Representatives District 31
Incumbent
In office
December 1, 2010-Present
Term ends
December 1, 2014
Years in position	3
Party	Republican
Compensation
Base salary	$152/day
Per diem	Up to $1,351/month for lodging
Elections and appointments
First elected	November 2, 2010
Next election	November 4, 2014
Term limits	N/A
Education
Bachelor's	University of Mary
Master's	University of Mary
Ph.D.	University of North Dakota
Personal
Place of birth	Mandan, ND
Profession	Nurse Practitioner
Websites
Office website

Karen Rohr is a Republican member of the North Dakota House of Representatives, representing District 31. Rohr joined the house in 2010.

She has worked in the medical field both as a nurse practitioner and a research director, working her way from a project coordinator for medical studies to the bioethics and clinical research director for Medcenter One. Her nursing positions include working at rural health clinics and caring for elderly patients.

Rohr got her bachelor's degree in Nursing from the University of Mary, where she also received her dual master's degrees in Nursing- Family Nurse Practitioner and Nursing- Administration/Management. She earned her Ph.D. in Nursing Research from the University of North Dakota. She has three children.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Rohr served on the following committees:

North Dakota Committee Assignments, 2013
• Government and Veterans Affairs
• Education

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Rohr served on the following committees:

North Dakota Committee Assignments, 2011
• Government and Veterans Affairs
• Education

Issues

Law enforcement drones

On January 21, 2013, Rohr, fellow Representatives Rick Becker, Dick Anderson, Thomas Beadle, Joe Heilman, Curt Hofstad, David Monson, Nathan Toman, and Ben Hanson, and Senator Margaret Sitte introduced HB 1373 to restrict the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) by law enforcement agencies. This bill would require agencies to receive a court warrant for any drone use, and such warrants would only be obtainable for felony investigations. Exceptions would be made for drones used to patrol the Canadian border, aid law enforcement agencies where there is "reasonable suspicion" that quick action is necessary, and evaluate damage during and after natural disasters. HB 1373 would also allow people injured by governmental violation of these restrictions to sue the offending law enforcement agencies. The bill would expressly prohibit surveillance by drones with lethal or non-lethal weapons, private surveillance of other private parties without informed consent, and surveillance of people exercising their constitutional rights of free speech and assembly. On January 28, the Judiciary Committee held its first hearing on the bill.

Elections

2010

See also: North Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2010

Rohr won election to the North Dakota House of Representatives in the November 2 general election. Rohr and James Schmidt (R) defeated incumbent James Kerzman (D) and Chad Harrison (D).

North Dakota State House, District 31
Candidates		Votes
Karen Rohr (R)		2,523
James Schmidt (R)		2,434
James Kerzman (D)		1,967
Chad Harrison (D)		1,578

Campaign donors

2010

In 2010, Rohr raised a total of $2,892 in campaign contributions.

Her two campaign contributors in 2010 were:

Donor	Amount
North Dakota Republican Senate Caucus	$1,892
House Republican Caucus of North Dakota	$1,000

External links

Suggest a link

• House Website
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
• Campaign Contributions: 2010

References

Political offices
Preceded by Rodney Froelich (D) James Kerzman (D)	North Dakota House Of Representatives District 31 2010–present	Succeeded by NA

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